Forth Valley

Population size is 297,636

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

908

aged 0-15 yrs

702

aged 16-64 yrs

30

aged 65+ yrs

In the whole population of Forth Valley, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.7%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.

Summary information

175 girls and 733 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.7% of all boys aged 0-15

91 girls and 295 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 1.7% of all boys aged 16-24

908 children and 732 adults are known to have autism

388 females and 1,252 males are known to have autism

38.8% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 52.2% of all people; 2.1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people

40.3% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 22.5% of all people

Did you know

97.3%

of people known to have autism in Forth Valley were born in the UK

Did you know

91.7%

of people known to have autism in Forth Valley speak only English at home